Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§167 Removal of timber
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XX— - GLACIER NATIONAL PARK › § 167
Summary
All timber on government land in the park must be cut and removed under rules set by the Secretary of the Interior. Owners of patented lands must pay for any damage caused and post bonds acceptable to both Secretaries; the Interior Secretary decides park damages, the Agriculture Secretary decides forest damages, and the two must jointly report to Congress in detail on valuations.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §167
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All timber on Government lands in the park must be cut and removed under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and any damage which may result to the roads or any part of the park or the national forests in consequence of the cutting and removal of the timber therefrom shall be borne by the owners of the patented lands, and bonds satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, jointly, must be given for the payment of such damages, if any, as shall be determined by the Secretary of the Interior so far as the same relates to lands within a national park and by the Secretary of Agriculture where the same relates to lands in the national forests. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly report to Congress in detail the factors upon which valuations were made.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 167
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73